ARMAVIA AIRLINE MAKES FIRST FLIGHT TO SHEREMETYEVO AIRPORT
ARKA
June 25
An A-319 airplane owned by the Armavia airline (Armenia) made its
first official scheduled flight from Yerevan to the "C" terminal of
the Moscow-based Sheremetyevo-1 airport.
Thus, the Armavia airline started operating scheduled flights from
all the airports of Moscow. The first 35 passengers, accompanied
by President of the Armavia airline Mikhail Bagdasarov and Director
General Norair Bellumyan, arrived at the Sheremetyevo-1 airport.
Director General of the Sheremetyevo airport Mikhail Vasilenko,
Russian and foreign journalists participated in the meeting ceremony
for the first flight U8 508.
Vasilenko welcomed his Armenian colleagues and expressed his gratitude,
as the Armavia airline is among the first airlines to start carrying
out flights to the "C" terminal of Sheremetyevo-1.
President of the Armavia airline Mikhail Bagdasarov pointed out
that the airline welcomes the commencement of scheduled flights to
Sheremetyevo-1. He said that Moscow airports are competing, which makes
them improve the quality of services rendered both to passengers and
to airlines.
Bagdasarov said that Armavia is trying to make the best use of the
transit potential of each airport, and the new flight to Sheremetyevo-1
will afford passengers further opportunities to choose the best routes.
>From June 1, Armavia introduced an electronic ticket reservation
system for the convenience of Diasporan Armenians. The full-scale
operation of the new system has been delayed in Armenia because of
the technical unpreparedness of the Yerevan airport, he said.
Armenia’s national air carrier, Armavia Airline, was founded in 1996.
Armavia carries out flights to 15 countries.
In January-June 2008, Armavia transported over 200,000
passengers. Armavia is among the first foreign air carriers to place an
order for Sukhoi Superjet airplanes produced in Russia. The airplanes
are to arrive in Armenia early next year.